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The phsycology of colour
Colour has constantly been a cornerstone in painting, it’s pressence in art is long and very fertile, from the early cave paintings to today’s sophisticated laser lights. Understanding colour, and ...
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Capturing action scenes in art
There is a definite skill in capturing a perception of movement in a motionless image like a painting. It’s a problem that, for artists who specialize in pet portraits, are ...
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Supports for miniature painting: Making the right choices
Over the last few years miniature painting has gained new interest, partly down to the increased curiosity in calligraphy. Calligraphy itself is coupled to book illumination, a forerunner of miniature ...
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Organizing your palette will improve your painting
Whether an artist is specialising in pet portraits, landscapes, or traditional portraits, keeping colours as pure as possible is an important part of producing paintings that look fresh an clean. The ...
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Products that will help you rid your cat of fleas
We all want our cats to have that ‘just walked out of a pet portrait‘ look, with shiny coat and bight eyes. But it’s an inescapable truth that our little ...
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Things to consider when using wood as a support for painting
Stretched canvas is a very popular option for pet portrait artists as a support for their paintings. All the same, there are alternative supports that can be just as worthy ...
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Traditional techniques for copying a drawing onto canvas
With some painting techniques, like those used by many pet portrait artists, detail is an important aspect of the finished picture. In light of this, it is always recommended that ...
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Get the best possible canvases by preparing your own
For a great many artists, including those who specialise in pet portraits, stretching their own canvas not just saves money on commercially prepared canvases, but also provides them with a ...
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Best practices when varnishing an oil painting
Pet portraits in oil can be varnished to provide a protective layer that protects the picture from the atmosphere, it also creates a uniform finish, whether gloss or matt. Over ...
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